This undated photo provided by the China Aid Association shows blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, right, with his son, Chen Kerui, and wife, Yuan Weijing, in Shandong province, China. Chen, a blind activist, sought sanctuary in the U.S. Embassy after fleeing persecution by local officials in his rural town.¦ Photo courtesy of China Aid Association

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U.S., China forge tentative deal on Chinese activist

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The emerging deal over Chen's future shows a renewed resolve by Washington and Beijing to end one of their most delicate diplomatic crises in years.

A blind, self-taught lawyer and symbol in China's civil rights movement, Chen triggered the standoff after he escaped abusive house arrest in his rural town and sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing last week.

He left six days later under a negotiated deal in which he and his family were to be reunited at a hospital and then safely relocated in China so he can formally study law. But he then upended the agreement by saying they wanted to go abroad.

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